Press Roundup Friday 14 August 2009

Press Roundup Friday 14 August 2009

A selection of stories from today's press and other media that relate to Ekklesia's work, produced daily by James Vincent and covering papers such as The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent and Guardian.

Swiss move to ban minarets as 'symbols of Islamic power'
The normally sleepy Swiss country town of Langenthal has become the focus of a virulent right-wing campaign to ban minarets from all mosques in the Alpine republic on the grounds that they symbolise ideological opposition to the country's constitution.http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/swiss-move-to-ban-minaret...[5]

Abercrombie & Fitch told to pay disabled worker Riam Dean £9,000
A law student who was prevented from working on the shop floor of a clothing chain because her false arm was contrary to its “look policy” has been awarded more than £9,000 by an employment tribunal.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6795327.ece[8]